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trimester
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun trimester has 2 senses
- trimester(n = noun.time) Array - a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided; Array is a kind of period, period of time, time period
- trimester(n = noun.time) Array - one of three divisions of an academic year; Array is a part of academic year, school year
is a part of gestation, gestation period
has particulars: first trimester, second trimester, third trimester
is a kind of academic session, academic term, school term, session
CIDE DICTIONARY
trimester, n. [L. trimestris of three months; tri- (see Tri-) + mensis month: cf. F. trimestre.].
A term or period of three months. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trimester, n. a period of three months, esp. of human gestation or US as a university term.
Derivative
trimestral adj. trimestrial adj.
Etymology
F trimestre f. L trimestris (as TRI-, - mestris f. mensis month)
THESAURUS
trimester
abundant year, academic year, annum, bissextile year, calendar month, calendar year, century, clover, common year, day, decade, decennary, decennium, defective year, deuce-ace, fiscal year, fortnight, hour, leap year, leash, lunar month, lunar year, lunation, luster, lustrum, man-hour, microsecond, millennium, millisecond, minute, moment, month, moon, quarter, quinquennium, regular year, second, semester, session, set of three, shamrock, sidereal year, solar year, sun, tercet, term, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, twelvemonth, week, weekday, year
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